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Monthly Archives: November 2006

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Warren M. ‘Doc’ Lee inducted into BHB&L Tourism Hall of Fame

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Transition
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Warren M. 'Doc' Lee inducted into BHB&L Tourism Hall of Fame The Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes (BHB&L) Executive Committee has inducted the late Warren M. "Doc" Lee, professor emeritus of theatre and namesake of the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts at The University of South Dakota, into … Read Article →

Shoemaker named to RMASFAA Hall of Fame

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Transition
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Shoemaker named to RMASFAA Hall of Fame Clarence N. Shoemaker Jr. was honored at the fall regional conference of the Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (RMASFAA) in Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday, Oct. 10.�He was inducted into the RMASFAA Hall of Fame, and was also presented … Read Article →

Fill ‘er up with sunshine

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Transition
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Fill 'er up with sunshine For more than 30 years, scientists have been conducting research in hopes of developing a process that utilizes solar energy to produce fuels for automobiles in much the same way that plants produce food through photosynthesis. Because the global demand for energy is expected to … Read Article →

Views from the Secretary

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Opinion
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Views from the Secretary Saying Thanks! Thanksgiving is a national holiday, but in South Dakota it is more like an everyday affair.� Don't get me wrong. Most of us take the day off and have a turkey with all the fixings, just like the Norman Rockwell print on that subject. … Read Article →

Veterans Day revisited

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Opinion
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Veterans Day revisited We're a nation who tends to measure time, in the broadest sense, by significant events. Summer's end is marked by Labor Day, and soon to follow is Halloween, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. Vermillion once again had a splendid Veterans Day celebration, thanks to the planning of the … Read Article →

Children left out while money is diverted

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Opinion
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Children left out while money is diverted South Dakota jealously guards its numerous designated funds. But not the TANF Carry-over fund. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) supports children in extreme poverty. So this is the children's money that is now being rapidly depleted. Millions of dollars have been raided … Read Article →

Not just jogging for exercise

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Opinion
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Not just jogging for exercise It was almost 60 years ago. I was a returning veteran of World War II and a senior in the printing and rural journalism sequence at South Dakota State College (now University) in Brookings. I also was an officer in the college's chapter of Sigma … Read Article →

Tanager wrestling preview

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Sports
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Tanager wrestling preview After a five-year stretch of attempting to revitalize the VHS Wrestling program, head coach Casey O'Connor can enjoy the fruits of his efforts as he has a squad of 30 high school and 20 potential middle school participants. In previous years, the Tanagers often had to forfeit … Read Article →

Coyotes fall to UWP

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Sports
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Coyotes fall to UWP The #16 South Dakota men's basketball team dropped its first decision of the 2006-07 season thanks to a furious second-half run by Wisconsin-Parkside, falling to the Rangers 86-75 at the Disney Division II Tip-Off Classic. The Coyotes fell to 1-1 on the year while UWP improved … Read Article →

Vermillion Lady Tanagers begin season Dec. 7

  November 22, 2006 - 12:00 am | Sports
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Vermillion Lady Tanagers begin season Dec. 7 The Vermillion Lady Tanagers begin their 2006-07 season Dec. 7 by traveling to face Harrisburg. Starters for the Vermillion team are seniors Annie Roche, Chelsea Gauer, Krista Froke, and junior Alicia Brown. Backing up the squad are juniors Brittany Bye, Rachel Odens, Alexa … Read Article →

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    Neuharth’s ‘free spirit’ celebrated at USD Friday

      May 17, 2013 - 8:59 pm | Local News, Featured
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    People who gathered Friday morning in Aalfs Auditorium on the USD campus to celebrate the life of newspaper legend and 1950 USD alumnus Al Neuharth were greeted, at the program’s opening, by a video message from Neuharth himself. He posthumously addressed audience members with a video segment taped before his death. Neuharth, the founder of SoDak Sports, USA TODAY, Freedom Forum and the Newseum, and died at his Cocoa Beach, FL, home on April 19. He was 89.  (Photo by David Lias)

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    Al Neuharth and Don Hewitt share a light moment during a press conference held in the Al Neuharth Media Center on the USD campus on the afternoon of Sept. 30, 2004. That evening, Neuharth presented Hewitt with the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism. (Photo by David Lias)

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    School board hires new football, gymnastic coaches

      May 13, 2013 - 8:12 pm | Local News, Sports, Schools
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    By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net The Vermillion School Board approved the contracts of two individuals who will replace two long-time coaches … Read Article →

    A hunk-a-hunk of Elvis memorabilia brings visitors to NMM

      May 13, 2013 - 4:38 pm | Local News, Community
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    Burbank girl reinstated as duck stamp contest winner

      May 13, 2013 - 4:28 pm | Local News
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    AG Jackley shares encouraging words with law school grads

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